Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-05
GETTYSBURG.
H0w NORTHUMBERLAND ANpPrCK.
lTrs MIN SPENT SUNDAY.
0oiug Over the Field-Tho Bloody Angle
swsrd Retrrned-The Armistead
Monument Incidents.


Thee ncrsonsl rtnni0ns began early In
the morning and before O'Clock the road
10 ,bc battlefield was marked by load OF
rising dust, kicked up 10y the vehicles OF
tveIy conccivsbl, form, many OF them older
than tie war. that were carrying little
lafiiCs 81 veterans 10 the scene Of conflict.
NCtrls every wagon held three or four
rhtisdelphisns and two or thice II pickcips
mn The FIRST point toward which all
jrco informal oxcufsloners aimed was The
famous Bloody Angle,' aud ncsrly every
body Who rode out there recalled The GU
Tious raisliol'sm that u va, Virginia troops
under The Virginia commander. Pickett
himself. W der Virginia ch.ci. Lee, who
ltrc dashed The highest wave % the Con.
fCG,racy into The faces Of Phia1elphh
TROOPS under Phill3tlpbia acsossls PLACED
lhOc by ibc P,nusy wanna 'o,dcrs. Han.
cork aud NeaGc.
once VI The Bloody Angle" tho Pbili.
Oelph.ans tsecrly explained 20 the N'rgioia
visitors The positions they bad held, and
Pickcirs men recalled their feelings rs they
had advanced over That terrible di.tince OF
l,3C0 NarCs. exposed 20 The fire Of artillery
from Round Top. Cdsbmg's battery, and
Cemetery lIili. One Of the most vivid &C.
counts was that given by j. lrving Sale, Of
Richmond, lieutenant Of Company II.
Ilny.third Virginia. As his regiment adj.
yauc,d ont Of The wood, solid shot began
10 tear through them aud the Union
shells hurst amid Their ranks. 81
remember" said Lieutenant Sale,
about whom an interested gToup had
gathered. THAT s. was Just beyond that
fence beyond the Emmiitsburg rots where
- sold shot irsm Round Top struck the
tf,Hf 81 me- e.mU4uvfs limo opH ltita1 a
dom men. one Of them was cIt com
i,lctcly ~ two. a little further aud we be-
gan 10 receive your grape and canister. /
Ulcd 20 cr2@l through fence and heard
tlc shot striking ping.piug on the rails all
around inr. My head got caught between
two tails, ana ! recall The horror OF the
thought thst | might be killed and left
herging there CCad. 80 1 jumped over
the iCnCe and came on. IL wax awful
Tie Way the men dropped. When we
got Tigit up here few feet from
thc stone vsll you fellows were behind we
al 10y down and baZed away at the
top OF the wall wherever we could see a
load. You blizcd hacg so bard that in
about Rinu'e We gave that up aud rushed
Over the wal. General hTmistead wis
Tight ahead Of me. just before We started
from behind our batteries away over there
Doc tore OF bis craV1t, put his hat on his
sword, and erred Remember your BONES,
your wives, snd your swcCbcarts = When
We poured over The wall he waved bis hat
and sword aud yelled Now give ZEN the
cold steel. boys Yes; WAS only a few
f.ct behind bIm when he f,ll. The next
moment ! was surrounded and gave up my
sword. ! never say so many dead men m
my liic as there were IN here. The hlue-
costs were lying all over 30 thick that on
could scarcely help stepping on tbcn."
A roruLAR ERROR CORRECTED.
Neny other such dcscripl ms ~ the
change were given, but none more vivid
iapu Tins. SctcrSlof the Virgin visitors,
however. called attention TO fact about
which there may not De a little popular
ui.coucepnon They we've c0rrOborltcd
IN the PhiiIdolphlau ', and the fact thus re-
c'ili Il only adds 80 the bCrOi,m OF the A.
..k. When "picECt's charge" Is spoken
Of n is likely 90 convey 10 the mind On i'm
IIo--'cn ~ heldlOng r'I.b across that bal.
.tt.Wcpt plain. A~ Wa, Shown to-day
Shat would have bccu impossible. The
ir0y lines ~ battle swept slowly and >teldi.
D. Jcro~. the Omen space. To double quick
uch distance was out Of the question for
:ny troops. 80 they advanced slowly,
closing mp The gaps plOughcd in their ranks
ae ihey came, and only began 10 quicken
thcir pace when within few rods OF the
Union lines. But il the heroism of Pick
ntl', assault hJs been cXt0llcd to-day by
northern lips no les, glowing has been the
,0uihCru .llimOny Ia the YalOr Of the de.
fence.
GENERAL owENs's SPEECH.
ore of tie speaker, 1T the dedicltion Of
Tic mouuRent, was General Owens.
The ruhcund, genial General made
,pccch that was by turns pathetic, humo-
rou-. aud eloquent. TINS tribute to the
N,ior of Fickctt's mon was heartily alp
l'aJdcd, Nhll~ Tor moment Mrs. fickctt
could not restrain her tears.
During his speech the General sad that
the con m.ud,r Of the Philadelphia brigade,
when t. placed Them ~ the stone wall IN
such am advanced position. knew thev
would AtlY there and hold that position ill
C,ath. Hcrcftrrcd 10 the manner in which
they got the rame Of "Poddy OVcn>'s
Regulars, - ana pointed out General Brown
q. The man VINO 80 cillcl them. lie
,l!d Doe hardly knew what 10 say 10 tie
non who, tWCuty-iOur years ago q day,
emerged from the woods thirteen hun ired
ward, away and made the terrible assault
,ntle linton Inc. let them place their
luouumo II who're they wish ne continued.
" Afmisfc1d and several others pierced our
Inc. and here within few Zee; OF ldi> pot
hr f,I Mounccd unto death. The renowned
ulalarNc, ~ Alexandra would not have
dn,d To make tine charge Pickett'S mcn
made" In closing he called for three
cheer, for pickett. division as proof Of
They were gwen vita a
will, as were three cheers for General
Owens.
MRS. PICKETT.
A t,lcrrsm 10 the Baltimore SaU saws:
(aian Reeves. u Pickctts men. ctllcd
ON Nrs Pickett This morning at the springs
Hotel, a. did many others. In the after
noon She was ont on the battle field during
the dedication Of the monuments and hela
reception th,rc. shaking hand, win each
one uf the Pickett men. At the con-
clu.ion II the dedication OF me mon-
mmcut 10 the SiXiy.uinth penn.ylya-
nia ilts. Pickett, who was on the platform,
VS. presented ~ Adiut1nt Alexander
N,Dpmot, of th1t regiment, with
sand Of flowers representing tue SCcOnG
corps hldge-a clover leaf. ~ soon
g, ne commenced 10 speak she arose
and was yi>ihly affected during his
remarks. lie said Mrs. Pickett,
We SHOULD have been happy ID
have crtued your gallant husband here to-
dnv, tut 81 All-Wisc Providence has pre-
Nat,d that. The survivor, Of The sixty
ninth rrrmcut desire 1, place ia YOUR
hsuCs lhi- stand 81 flowers, presented 10
the Ic-in,nt hy Philadclplna lady, AMI
We hope YOU vii accept with Il this badge
in The spirit in winch IL WAS offered.
Nj. pici CT, who was Affected almost 10
t,af>. hsWed her assent, saying HS she did
So, Nv heart must answer alone" she
fastened The badge on her breast. already
covered with Badges. Her graceful mln-
n,r, are pleasing 10 oil, and all are sur
Ili-td TO see such yoGug-looking woman.
RETURNING SWORD.
The battlefield presenicd lively appear
,utc. and the region Of ground where
Piclett', charge took place was p1cted.
After tie dedication % The Cowan'RSItery
monument I'm incident occurred which took
EN- iV surprise. II was the presentation TO
tie Picket men II sword captured ut
ihc close II pickeirs charge ~ COwaa
battery. Nis. Picket. was on the stand,
Maior T.. y. Reeves, Colonel william Il,
Ayictt, sud Others OF Pickeits men.
Nuong the Union soldiers present were
Geuual II. j. Hunt, chief OF artillery at
TIE Gettysburg fight; Colonel X. Penn
smith. Of Philadelphia, and Geaeral VIII
Lam +. smith. Colonel Andrew Cow9n
contrssted the scene with the one VIII
.rg..sd on tho Ntlf.same spot at the same